Side effects:

Comments/special instructions:

Victoza® can be used in combination with sulfonylureas, metformin, or thiazolidinediones.

Victoza® helps with weight loss.

The risk of hypoglycemia is greater if Victoza® is used with insulin or a sulfonylurea.

Victoza® should not be taken if there is a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) and by patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2).

Dulaglutide (Trulicity®)

How it works:

Keeps food in the stomach longer, increases insulin when you eat, and lowers the amount of glucose released by the liver.

Side effects:

Nausea

Vomiting

Diarrhea

Decreased appetite

Comments/special instructions:

Trulicity® should not be taken if there is a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) and by patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2).

Albiglutide (Tanzeum®)

How it works:

Keeps food in the stomach longer, increases insulin when you eat, and lowers the amount of glucose released by the liver.

Side effects:

Nausea

Diarrhea

Comments/special instructions:

Tanzeum® comes as a powder and a liquid that are mixed together before the injection is given.

Tanzeum® should not be taken if there is a personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) and by patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2 (MEN 2).

Pramlintide (Symlin®)

How it works:

Symlin® is a synthetic (man-made) version of amylin, a peptide that is released along with insulin when a person eats. Amylin helps the person feel full by delaying emptying of the stomach. It also lowers the amount of glucose released by the liver.

Side effects:

Nausea

Vomiting

Decreased appetite

Comments/special instructions:

Symlin® is for patients who have Type 1 diabetes and for those who have Type 2 diabetes and need insulin.

Symlin® is given before meals, usually at the same time as insulin.
NOTE: Symlin® and insulin must be given as separate injections.

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